Overview

• The sector added nearly 100,000 positions in 2024, growing about 2.8% and roughly three times faster than the U.S. workforce.
• More than 80% of new energy-sector jobs last year were in clean energy, lifting its share to about 42% of all U.S. energy employment.
• Energy efficiency remains the largest employer with nearly 2.4 million workers; renewable generation jobs reached about 569,000 and clean vehicle jobs totaled about 398,000.
• E2 says companies have canceled more than $22 billion in factories and projects since January 2025, eliminating roughly 16,500 anticipated jobs as federal support is rolled back.
• Idaho, Oklahoma, Texas, Florida and New Jersey led 2024 job growth, and clean energy employment outnumbers oil, gas and coal jobs by roughly three to one.